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The Super Bagger!
Indian Challenger here
Indian importer to Israel begins marketing its huge bagger.
Meet the Challenger, a road monster with a 1,800 cc engine and a performance you can not miss
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Keenan Cohen
Sunday, 04 July 2021, 09:30 Updated: 09:46
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Indian Challenger (Manufacturer)
And when you're sure you've seen and heard it all, the next thing comes - this time I'm talking about the King of Baggers race, an American league where racing motorcycles are nothing but huge buggers.
But this is just one aspect of one of the hottest fashions of the American motorcycle market, in which Indian has been playing very strongly in recent years since returning to the market.
Harley-Davidson is there, BMW is there with the fine K1600B and since the introduction of the model more than a year ago, Indian also wants a piece and she is doing it with the Challenger.
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Yes, it's a huge Indian bugger on the track (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
The Challenger is actually the name of a version family, which as in other models of the manufacturer will encompass base versions, blackened "Dark Horse" versions and the luxurious "Limited". The exterior design obeys all the rules of the ceremony, from the large and exposed engine, the monstrous and permanent front piercing (does not turn with the handlebars), the low seat and the fixed luggage.
The dashboard is a 7-inch screen with the option of pairing Bluetooth for mobile, and at the high finish levels also a display of tire pressure, electric lock for boxes, connectivity to Apple devices, bottom lighting and lighting for the front emblem in the shape of the Indian head. Of course there is also the manufacturer's accessory book and additions.
But the story of this motorcycle should start from the engine, it is brand new and is only in the Challenger, at least for now.
Volume is 1800 cc and it has its own name - PowerPlus name of a historical model of the main manufacturers of the last century.
The engine configuration of a liquid-cooled V-twin with four valves per head of an overhead camshaft wave. It provides 122 horsepower is not very thrilling, But that's the nature of the engine when they reach 5,500 rpm. But the more impressive number is the torque figure of 18 kg at 1,300 rpm. The gearbox has six gears, with the sixth being cruise gear. Given its weight The dry that stands on the 377 gear we were happy to find is mostly reverse ...
Will arrive in three levels of finish and equipment (Photo: Ronen Topelberg)
As with the other Indian models, the engine sits in a massive-looking aluminum chassis, but is actually extremely lightweight.
On the damping an inverted fork in front and a single adjustable FOX damper.
The brakes are two discs 320 at the front and a single 298mm at the rear. And on the grip a 130/60 tire on a 19-
inch rim and 180/60
on a 16-
inch
rim at the rear. The
two high trim levels, the Dark Horse and Limited, also get advanced safety systems like The Bosch IMU, which receives sensors from sensors that check the motorcycle's speed, degree of tilting, braking power and other data to allow the ABS system, for example, to operate even when tilting and integrated in traction control.
7-inch dashboard including iPhone coupling in the senior versions (Photo: Ronen Topelberg)
As a motorcycle that caters to a relatively mature population segment and in any case very affluent.
The Challenger is not really aimed at the owner's useful motorcycle today, but a weekend toy for long cruises with a sporty wink.
And the price accordingly.
Like its competitors, the Harley-Davidson Road Glade, the BMW K1600B and even the bagger versions that Honda released a few years ago for the Goldwing - the Challenger is not a cheap tool.
In his case, the price starts at NIS 201,205 for the base version.
The equipped "Dark Horse" and "Limited" versions raise the price tag to NIS 230,205.
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